Silene asclepiadea
A species in the Caryophyllaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
View the source recordBotanical classification
Follow a genus or family to explore its other accepted species.
- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Silene
- Species
- Silene asclepiadea
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1886
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Silene asclepiadea. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
9 synonyms in this snapshot
- Melandrium adenanthumName author: (Franch.) Hand.-Mazz.
- Melandrium kermesinumName author: Hand.-Mazz.
- Melandrium viscidulum var. szechuanenseName author: (F.N.Williams) Hand.-Mazz.
- Silene adenanthaName author: Franch.
- Silene asclepiadea var. asclepiadeaName author: Not supplied
- Silene asclepiadea var. glutinosaName author: Franch.
- Silene kermesinaName author: W.W.Sm.
- Silene luteaName author: Franch.
- Silene szechuanensisName author: F.N.Williams
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
Read the directory’s scope